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We have been running at full speed acquiring new store displays this week, I am so excited to have the weekend to get some stuff done around the house...and its been so warm and sunny that it would be a great time to get some paint on the nursery walls...
now I just have to decide on a color =)
Have a great Saturday!
Jen

4.28.2011

If you don't already know I am 20 weeks pregnant with our first child. We are so excited to start our own little family and just yesterday we found out some big news!

We decided to announce it to our families by having them over for a "gender cake" (a gender cake is dyed either blue or pink with food coloring and then coated with a thick layer of frosting...so when its cut the color reveals the baby's gender). We thought this would be a fun way to tell everyone at once, and cake is always good!

The majority of the family thought it would be a girl and its a...

GIRL!!!

I must admit that I have been secretly picking up cute vintage girl things in hopes of having one! On our business trip to the twin cities I also found a vintage crib, changing table, and cradle at a Unique Thrift store (all for only $70!!!) I will post pics of all of the nursery progress and the before and after pics of the crib and cradle. I'm so excited to get started!

4.26.2011

We did manage to sneak a peek through their window and see an amazing wall of wooden crates that made for a striking shelving system. We have used vintage wooden crates for adding height to our own displays, and have thought about doing a larger statement piece for quite some time...but there was something about seeing it in person that reminded us how functional and interesting the various wooden and boxes would be all grouped together in a larger installation.

Here are a few similar diy crate shelving systems that are also inspiring:

4.25.2011

Hey Everyone!!! Today has been so awesome! We have found so many good things for the store. The best score of the day was a huge cash wrap. Yesterday we bought a decoy deer that we cant wait to paint! Ikea was good to us too. We will have more pictures of the finds when we can get better photos. Hope you have a good night!

We are in love with Rebekah's jewelry and are excited to announce that her jewelry line will be sold at our Yellow Umbrella Gift Shop and Gallery!!! I want so many of them... but i must have the Brass Diamond necklace! Which one is your favorite?

Happy Easter!

These are some of the Easter eggs that we made Friday night with some friends.

We are headed to the twin cities today in hunt of store fixtures for our new gift shop location and will be sure to share the adventures that we have along the way!

4.23.2011

I would love to have an organized and practical workspace. I love the space I've created for myself, I just can't seem to keep it clean. I never put away what I take out. I end up with piles of fabric for different ideas everywhere. I think that I might use the fabric for the next project and I end up with 10 fabric piles of maybe projects laying around waiting to be made. Does anyone else have this problem?

Yellow Umbrella was created by sister in laws, Jennifer and Jen Pomp. Yellow Umbrella sells a variety of lovely items including clothing, accessories and gifts. Yellow Umbrella's brick and mortar shop is located on 3rd St. in beautiful downtown Bemidji, MN, just one block away from the iconic Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox landmark. Yellow Umbrella opened it's doors on December 5th, 2009. Since it's opening, the shop has grown and had a shift in focus to feature clothing, accessories and unique gifts. Our online shop was launched on March 20th, 2014.